MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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